title: Primary spinal intradural extramedullary lymphoma causing cauda equina syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of lumbar intradural extramedullary lesion in an 11-year-old boy who presented with cauda equina syndrome and acute bladder disturbance. He underwent emergency surgical resection of the lesion, which was proved to be a lymphoma by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. He has improved neurologically and after 1 year, he is leading a normal life with near normal neurological functions. This is the second case of primary spinal intradural extramedullary lymphoma. This is the first such case in the pediatric age group and causing cauda equina syndrome. We describe the characteristics of such tumors along with pathogenesis and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Hrudayalaya Multispeciality Hospitals, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Goutham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cugati
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Nigel Peter
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Symss
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramamurthi
keywords: Cauda equina syndrome; chemoradiation; intradural extramedullary tumors; primary spinal lymphoma